Ventricular flutter explained

Ventricular flutter is an arrhythmia, more specifically a tachycardia affecting the ventricles with a rate over 250-350 beats/min, and one of the most indiscernible. It is characterized on the ECG by a sinusoidal waveform without clear definition of the QRS and T waves. It has been considered as a possible transition stage between ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation, and is a critically unstable arrhythmia that can result in sudden cardiac death.^[1]

It can occur in infancy,^[2] youth,^[3] or as an adult.

It can be induced by programmed electrical stimulation.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/409172_3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heart Ventricle Flutter - an overview ScienceDirect Topics . 2023-05-11 . www.sciencedirect.com.
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3. Hayashi M, Murata M, Satoh M, etal . Sudden nocturnal death in young males from ventricular flutter . Jpn Heart J . 26 . 4 . 585–91 . July 1985 . 4057556 . 10.1536/ihj.26.585. free .
4. Gurevitz O, Viskin S, Glikson M, etal . Long-term prognosis of inducible ventricular flutter: not an innocent finding . Am. Heart J. . 147 . 4 . 649–54 . April 2004 . 15077080 . 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.11.012 .
5. Viskin S, Ish-Shalom M, Koifman E, etal . Ventricular flutter induced during electrophysiologic studies in patients with old myocardial infarction: clinical and electrophysiologic predictors, and prognostic significance . J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. . 14 . 9 . 913–9 . September 2003 . 12950532 . 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03082.x . 30924977 .